My husband and I were commenting on the waves of the year both before we had children and afterwards. Before we had kids, September was just an extension of summer. It was a great time to go camping or take a vacation. Once our children started school in September, the days leading up and into […]
Psychotherapy and Counselling Articles
Articles related to psychotherapy and counselling.
Summertime Reading: Books For Pleasure & Reflection
This summer I’ve been reading like I’ve never read before. I pick up a book and I devour it. Next. My kids are at the age where they like to read too, which gives me more opportunities to read as well. I have generally been a reader in my life, althought certainly the amount and […]
Trauma As A Double-Edged Sword
Trauma Versus Traumatic Experiences
Ever wonder why one event will traumatize one person and not another person? Traumatic events happen, but trauma is what happens on the inside of us in those experiences and how we interpret and internalize those events. If we experienced a traumatic event as a child and weren’t supported in that moment, we find a […]
The Shadow Side Of Spirituality: Wild Wild Country
Recently, I finished watching the mini-series documentary Wild, Wild Country on Netflix. It tells the story about the time the Indian Guru Osho moved his commune from India to the small town of Antelope in rural Oregon in the early 1980s. The story gives perspectives from residents of Antelope, residents of the commune, law enforcement, […]
The Art of Slowing Down
I started writing this post about the art of slowing down about 3 weeks ago. From one perspective you could say that I’ve mastered this skill, because it took me 3 weeks to write this post haha! From another perspective you could say I failed, because I was busy in other areas of my life. […]
